WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Slices of pizza made by the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a mobile pizza kitchen, wait for distribution in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building September 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Love Kitchen was in town to provide hot pizza meals to homeless people including homeless veterans. Little Caesar's founder Michael Ilitch was awarded with the Secretary's Award Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize his support of veterans. less

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Slices of pizza made by the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a mobile pizza kitchen, wait for distribution in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building September 17, 2007 in ... more

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: An unidentified woman waits to get a slice of pizza from the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a mobile pizza kitchen, in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building September 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Love Kitchen was in town to provide hot pizza meals to homeless people including homeless veterans. Little Caesar's founder Michael Ilitch was awarded with the Secretary's Award Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize his support of veterans. less

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: An unidentified woman waits to get a slice of pizza from the Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a mobile pizza kitchen, in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building September ... more

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Little Caesars eyeing locations in Danbury-Bethel area

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BETHEL -- Officials with Little Caesars said Monday that the company is looking to open additional locations in the Danbury and Bethel area.

Dan Ducharme, director of franchise development for the pizza chain, said the company is looking for the right entrepreneur interested in opening a location in the area.

"Both Bethel and Danbury are solid communities that we want to a part of," Ducharme said.

He added that a location the chain opened in Danbury on Newtown Road last year has proven to be successful.

"We're looking to have about three stores within the city limits and at least one store in Bethel," Ducharme said. "The demographics in the area including population and median income are ideal for Little Caesars locations."

She added, however, that there are already nearly a half-dozen pizza restaurants in the downtown area including Bethel Pizza House, Grassy Plain Pizza and Famous Pizza.

"I'm not sure if Little Caesars would be the best fit for Bethel," she said. "I'm not sure how well supported the operation would be. We already have a lot of pizza houses in town with a variety of styles, from New York style to Greek."

Ducharme said he believes what Little Caesars offers, including its Hot-N-Ready $5 lunch specials, are different from the competition.

"Obviously we want to be near people who like pizza and we see how much pizza is being sold" in the area, he said.

"Customers can order and in seconds get a Hot-N-Ready pizza for about five bucks. We have no need for delivery or a large footprint. It's really the convenience and our pricing that sets us apart."

Little Caesars has thousands of locations throughout the United States and is also in 15 countries. The privately held company doesn't release the exact number of stores operating under the brand.